Set on our Hope Park Campus, students will have the opportunity to explore some key elements of Psychology including the Grand Illusion and personality. In order to book a place please contact Andrew Cooper on 0151 291 3111 or email [email protected]
at Liverpool Hope University

University Event

Psychology subject conference

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Liverpool Hope University

Event Summary:

Set on our Hope Park Campus, students will have the opportunity to explore some key elements of Psychology including the Grand Illusion and personality. In order to book a place please contact Andrew Cooper on 0151 291 3111 or email [email protected]

Full Event Details:

4th Feburary

1pm-3.30pm

Visual Illusions Dr Simon DaviesExploring the Grand illusion, a theory explaining why the perceptual experience we have of the world is not the same as what appears through our sensory processes. The conference will call into question you own experience of the world and indeed who you think you are.

Social Psychology Dr Eve BinksFocusing on identity formation, the session will explore the ways in which we communicate our identity in real life and the way we do this in online forums. We will consider the social psychological theories behind identity formation and communication, and the empirical research which explores online identities and behaviour.

4th March1pm-3.30pm

Cognitive Psychology and Working Memory - Dr Lorna BourkeWorking memory has been useful in explaining individual differences in the rate at which young children acquire language and literacy skills. This session will introduce you to specific elements of this model. In particular, the methods used to assess working memory components and the evidence gathered will be discussed in relation to how far they explain why some children are better at writing than others during their early school years.

Personality psychology and Optimism

The talk will consider what we mean by optimism and looks at the main theories within personality that may explain why some people are more optimistic than others. It will then look at whether optimisation is a trait or is it a mood and the implications for optimism for academic study and outcomes.

Suitable For:

Bookings by Teachers for Key Stage 5 (Students aged 16-18)Individuals (Enquiry not required to be through a school)

Duration:

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Minimum number of students:

5

Institution Profile:

Here at Liverpool Hope University, our outreach team are committed to widening participation and raising aspirations of young people to maximise their potential.

We offer a wide variety of student recruitment activities, events and workshops that cater for young people from year 7 to year 13 to support them in considering university as a pathway to their future.

Working with schools across the UK and beyond, we aim to develop school-university partnerships to support the recruitment and attainment of learners at Liverpool Hope by supporting students on their journey to university.

The team can deliver our interactive presentations and workshops at your school/college or, alternatively, students can be brought to one of our beautiful campuses to experience what it is like to be a student.

Our aim is to inspire young minds, increase engagement of learners in our local and wider community and to increase access to higher education for all.Here at Liverpool Hope University, our outreach team are committed to widening participation and raising aspirations of young people to maximise their potential.

We offer a wide variety of student recruitment activities, events and workshops that cater for young people from year 7 to year 13 to support them in considering university as a pathway to their future.

Working with schools across the UK and beyond, we aim to develop school-university partnerships to support the recruitment and attainment of learners at Liverpool Hope by supporting students on their journey to university.

The team can deliver our interactive presentations and workshops at your school/college or, alternatively, students can be brought to one of our beautiful campuses to experience what it is like to be a student.